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TIL Seth Rogen wrote the movie Superbad when he was 13 - 1995

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07ev TIL that Brazzers’s founder is an Arab, and that the name Brazzers itself is derived from how an Arab would pronounce “Brothers.”
Ka4 TIL The Beatles were originally supposed to voice the vultures in The Jungle Book
VMwr0 TIL of "Steel Manning," the opposite of a straw man. It's a technique where you attempt to explain your opponent's position as sincerely and honestly as possible. The idea is that by building trust, your opponent will be more willing to listen to your side of the argument.
X0EO8 TIL American Express once ran a promotion of $10 back on any purchase. Stores had rows of credit card machines lined up, with some people swiping dozens of cards to earn hundreds in cash back
QyRM TIL in 1953, a US Scientist named Frank Olsen was administered LSD without his knowledge as part of the MKULTRA program. A week later, Olsen ended up dead. The CIA claimed Olsen jumped from a hotel window, but later paid the family $750K and a 2nd autopsy revealed he was likely assassinated.